Wellington's men in Australia Peninsular war veterans and the making of empire C.1820-40 /
An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its tra...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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War, culture and society, 1750-1850
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230306035 |
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An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict colony to a free society. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230252301. |
Carrier Form: | 256 p. : 1 1. |
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9780230252301 9780230306035 : 0230306039 : |
CLC: | I561.45 |
Contents: | Series Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 'Emigration is a matter of necessity': the Aftermath of the Peninsular War 'They make Ancestry': Peninsular War Veterans as Officers and Gentlemen 'We are in sight of each other': the Social Networks of Veterans 'Attached to the Protestant succession': the Religious Influence of Veterans 'An art which owes its perfection to war': Skills of Veterans 'With all the authority of European despots': Veterans as Men of Authority and Magistrates 'In the midst of the Goths': the Artistic and Literary Legacy of Veterans 'To pave the way for the free settler': British Soldiers on the Frontier Conclusion Appendix 1: Database of influential British army officers in the Australian colonies who were veterans of the Peninsular War, and their cohort Appendix 2: Colonial careers of Peninsular War veterans, and their cohort Select Bibliography. |